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Harriet Cross vs Mr Bayo Alaba

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Harriet Cross and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 255 different votes 270 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.9%
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
430
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
202
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
228
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

119
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
Appearances
40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
205
+61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Contributions
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£178,612
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£178,612
21% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Tax
99 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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